Dr Walcott started her academic career at the University of
Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand where she gained a BSc(hons) and a
research Masters in geology and geophysics. After working in Canada
and the UK, she went on to do a PhD in structural geology at
Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands. This was followed by a
postdoc at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Géologie, Paris and
two Research Fellowships at the University of Edinburgh in tectonic
geomorphology, the study of surface processes.
A unifying theme to Dr Walcott’s research has been to better
understand the role that tectonic processes have on our
environment; from micro-fabric scale through to mountain-range
scale, from the geochemical signature of tectonic mixing through to
the effect of plate motion on river network geometry. She is
currently co-supervising Lucy Campbell, a
PhD student at the University of Leeds, who is examining how
earthquake-generated melts develop in deep fault zones.
These days Dr Walcott’s research focusses on the interaction of
tectonic, geomorphic and biological processes. Current research
topics include the processes that control the evolution of river
networks, the influence of biomass on surface processes and the
role of biology on mineral generation.
Ten selected publications
- M.D. Hurst, S.M. Mudd, M. Attal, K. Yoo and R.
Walcott,. 2013 Influence of lithology on hillslope
morphology and response to tectonic forcing in the Sierra Nevada of
California. Journal
of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, Vol 118, 1-20
- D. Craw, P. Upton, R. Walcott, C.Burridge, and
J. Waters. 2012. Tectonic controls on the evolution of the Clutha
River catchment, New Zealand.
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 55, Issue
4.
- M.D. Hurst, S.M. Mudd, R.C.
Walcott, M. Attal, and K. Yoo. 2012.
Using Hilltop Curvature to Derive the Spatial Distribution of
Erosion Rates,
Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, 115,
doi:10.1029/2011JF002057.
- Walcott R.C. and M. A. Summerfield. 2009.
Universality and variability in basin outlet spacing: implications
for the two-dimensional form of drainage basins,
Basin Research, doi
10.1111/j.1365-2117.2008.00379.
- Walcott, R. and M. Summerfield. 2008.
Scale dependence of hypsometric integrals: an analysis of
southeast African basins.
Geomorphology, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.08.00.
- Walcott C.R. and S.H.
White 1998. Constraints on the kinematics of
post-orogenic extension imposed by stretching lineations in the
Aegean region, Tectonophysics,
198, p.155-175.
- Walcott, C.R.
1998. The Alpine evolution of Thessaly (NW Greece) and
late Tertiary Aegean kinematics, Geologica Ultraiectina,
162, 175 p.
- Walcott, C.R. and D.
Craw. 1993. Subsolidus physical and chemical mixing of
granite and gabbro during mylonitization, South Victoria Land,
Antarctica, Journal of Structural Geology, 15, 12,
p.1422-1441.
- Walcott, C.R. and D.
Craw. 1993. Post-emplacement deformation of plutons and
their metasedimentary host, Mt. Dromedary Area, South Victoria
Land, Antarctica, New Zealand Journal of Geology and
Geophysics, 36, p. 487-496.
- Craw D., A. D. Morrison and C.R.
Walcott. 1992. Fluid inclusion evidence for
widespread shallow hydrothermal activity in South Victoria Land,
Antarctica, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics,
35, no.1, p. 21-29.